The Menominee Opera House will be holding a brief open house event on Saturday, August 4th from 11:00 AM until 1:30 PM. Members of the Menominee Opera House Committee will be on hand to answer questions and show visitors through the main section of the building.

PARKING: Parking is available along the street out front as well as the street along the west side of the building.

ENTRANCES: Please enter through one of the two side entrances near the rear of the building. The east side entrance off of the alley has a wheelchair accessible ramp.

COST: NONE. This event is FREE to the public. As always, though, donations to help support the Menominee Opera House restoration project will gladly be accepted.

Amazon’s annual Prime Day event is just around the corner. When you shop on Amazon Smile using this link, Amazon will donate a portion of the proceeds from each sale to benefit the Menominee Opera House restoration project. It’s a great way to help provide financial support by doing something that you may already do on a regular basis. Prime Day begins on July 16th starting at 4 PM CST. Of course, you can still make direct donations here. Either way, thank you for your continued support.

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There lots of ways to donate to the Menominee Opera House project. We try to make it easy for donors to make a contribution. One of the easiest ways is now through the Amazon Smile program.

When you shop on Amazon using this link, 0.05% of the price of eligible purchases will be donated to our project. Save the link in your web browser, and use it every time you shop. In addition, share it with family and friends as well. It’s a great way to help support the Menominee Opera House.

Thank you for your continued support as we continue to work toward making the preservation and restoration of the historic Menominee Opera House a reality. We wouldn’t be able to do it without the generous support of our donors. If you prefer, you can also make a donation directly to us here.

Picture taken of a historic Menominee Opera House poster promoting a March 12, 1914, performance by dancers Natalie and Ferrari.

A member of the “You know you’re from Menominee when…” Facebook group recently posted an image of a historic Menominee Opera House performance poster that her sister had discovered at an auction. She posted a picture of the piece to the group with the hope of simply determining the year from which it had originated. It wasn’t long before people began doing a little bit of detective work to try and help find the answer. A few people were able to correctly pinpoint the year of the performance as being 1914.

The image quickly came across the computer screen of our group’s curator, Mike Kaufman, who is also the executive director of the Menominee Historical Society. Through some of his own research, he found a local newspaper article dated March 13, 1914, the day following the performance referenced in the poster. It provides further insight into the event that took place in the Menominee Opera House on that date and the type of entertainment talent that the facility was able to bring in back in its heyday.

The inaugural Theatre in the Ruin event that took place last fall inside the historic Menominee Opera House was deemed a success. As you may know, it was the first time that a scheduled performance had taken place in the building in over 70 years. However, future events have been temporarily placed on hold. At least for the summer of 2015.

We are currently in the process of obtaining an occupancy permit from the City of Menominee, which is needed not only for Theatre in the Ruin but for any public events to take place in the building going forward. The city has set forth specific requirements that we need to meet in order for the permit to be granted. Plans are already under way to make the necessary changes. It is not known yet, though, just how long the changes will take to complete or how long it will take for the occupancy permit to then be approved.

Theatre in the Ruin has been a great way to get the public into the building and also spur additional interest in its history and the restoration work being done. Live performances will return once again to the Menominee Opera House. This is nothing more than a minor setback. Keep an eye on our website and/or Facebook page for details as things progress.

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